
SPECIALS
REGULARS
- The South Africa Angle - Adams: The South Africa Angle, March 17
- First Xi - World Cup blunders
- World Cup Legends - Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser
Group Fixtures
International Friendly Fixtures » African Nations Cup Fixtures » World Cup Fixtures »
2010 Venues
Capacity: 91,700 | Built: 1989
KEY DATES
- Provisional squad announcement - May 12, 2010
- Final squad deadline - June 10, 2010
- Opening Ceremony - June 11, 2010
- Final - July 11, 2010
- World Cup 2014

Perfect bracket could win you $5,000 cash!
First select which two teams will advance out of each the eight groups. The order you select them - 1st or 2nd - determines where they are placed in the 16-team bracket. Then predict the winner of the 15 bracket matches throughout the Finals. All picks lock with the first kickoff on Friday, June 11, 2010. Good luck!
PREDICTED GROUP WINNERS
- France (67.4%)
- Argentina (84.9%)
- England (74.1%)
- Germany (92.2%)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
- Netherlands (91.2%)
- Italy (94.8%)
- Brazil (90.6%)
- Spain (96.7%)
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
- Young 'must express himself with England'
- Bayern Munich blast France over Ribery injury
- Grella: Australia ready to write new history
- Ferguson: Hargreaves must forget World Cup
- Fabio Capello to wait for Wayne Bridge U-turn
- Carrick backs Beckham for World Cup role
- Nelsen: New Zealand can be competitive
- Milijas confident Serbia will progress from group
- Braafheld: Dutch must overcome the hype
- FIFA blame Ghana FA for wait over Boateng
MUST READ
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- Tom Adams charts the long and glorious career of our next World Cup Legend, Dino Zoff. Read »
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- Sam Kelly looks at how Argentinean politicians could use World Cup hooligans to their advantage. Read »
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- Jon Carter highlights the inexperience Germany have in one of their most important positions. Read »
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- The South Africa Angle explains why David Beckham still has a key role to play at the World Cup. Read »
PLAYER IN FOCUS
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- Lionel Messi
- Read our profiles of the world's best players - beginning with Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
WORLD CUP DRAW
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- England-USA will be one of the first big matches at the World Cup. See the draw here. Read »
BLOGS
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- Soccernet needs you! Join our team of Correspondents and report on the World Cup teams. Read »
WORLD CUP STATS
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- Check out all the hotshots en route to the finals - Humberto Suazo of Chile was a leading marksman. Read »
WORLD CUP LEGEND
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- Tom Adams says Franz Beckenbauer is a World Cup legend thanks to his exploits with West Germany. Read »
HISTORY
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- From Uruguay in 1930 right through to the 2006 World Cup - all the history from the past finals. Read »
WORLD CUP FIXTURES
WORLD CUP TEAMS
- South Africa FIFA: 81 SPI: 62
- Mexico FIFA: 15 SPI: 16
- Uruguay FIFA: 19 SPI: 8
- France FIFA: 7 SPI: 12
MY TEAM
PODCAST
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- Keep up to date with all the domestic and international news with the ESPN Soccernet Podcast. Read »







